PROPER BEDDING OF A RIFLE

I don't think you will find too much argument, its fairly accepted that glass bedding is the preferred way to bed a rifle. Its also accepted that aluminum bedding blocks are very good and suffice for most tactical rifles, but glass bedding is better for ultimate accuracy.

MEL

How about McMillan's claim that their A-4 and A-5 stocks don't need to be bedded at all? I've seen a couple of reviews which seemed to corroborate that point, do you think there was some bias in those writings?

As far as I know, McMillan says none of their stocks NEED to be bedded, but they recommend it. I purposely tested this with the SC1 prototype. Bedding my a very big difference. Its pretty widely accepted as a very good accuracy enhancing mod.

MEL

how much does a good glass bedding job run?

Very "location" dependent. The gunsmith here charges $70 and does good work. This can be DIY job, there are several tutorials on the web explaining the process.

MEL